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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
The Origins of Political Order



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"Human social behavior has an evolutionary basis. This was the thesis in Edward O. Wilson's book Sociobiology that has caused such a stir . . . In The Origins of Political Order, Francis Fukuyama of Stanford University presents a sweeping new overview of human social structures throughout history, taking over from where Dr. Wilson's ambitious synthesis left off . . . Previous attempts to write grand analyses of human development have tended to focus on a single causal explanation, like economics or warfare, or, as with Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, on geography. Dr. Fukuyama's is unusual in that he considers several factors, including warfare, religion, and in particular human social behaviors like favoring kin . . . 'You have to be bowled over by the extraordinary breath of approach,' said Arthur Melzer, a political scientist at Michigan State University who invited Dr. Fukuyama to give lectures on the book. 'It's definitely a magnum opus.'"—Nicholas Wade, The New York Times
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine



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“The Shock Doctrine is Klein’s ambitious look at the economic history of the last 50 years and the rise of free-market fundamentalism around the world . . . Klein provides a rich description of the political machinations required to force unsavory economic policies on resisting countries, and the human toll. She paints a disturbing portrait of hubris, not only on the part of Friedman but also of those who adopted his doctrines, sometimes to pursue more corporatist objectives. It is striking to be reminded how many of the people involved in the Iraq war were involved earlier in other shameless episodes in United States foreign policy history.”—Joseph E. Stiglitz, The New York Times Book Review
An Edible History of Humanity:
An Edible History of Humanity


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"A fascinating history of the role of food in causing, enabling and influencing successive transformations of human society. This is an extraordinary and well-told story, a much neglected dimension of history."—Financial Times
Fighting Techniques of Naval Warfare: Strategy, Weapons, Commanders, and Ships: 1190 BC - Present (Fighting Techniques)
Fighting Techniques of Naval Warfare

Fighting Techniques #6


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Fighting Techniques of Naval Warfare analyzes the tactics, techniques, and weaponry of naval warfare from the ancient period to the modern day. Beginning with...
Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World
Stealing History



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Roger Atwood knows more about the market for ancient objects than almost anyone. He knows where priceless antiquities are buried, who is digging them up, and...
14-18: Understanding the Great War
14-18



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"Extraordinarily lucid on complex themes . . . A slim, distilled work [that] offers a splendidly readable synoptic introduction to the comparative and interdisciplinary work of [the Historial de la Grande Guerre]."—Hew Strachan, Foreign Affairs
A Nation Among Nations: America's Place in World History
A Nation Among Nations



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"In A Nation Among Nations: America's Place in World History, New York University Professor Thomas Bender sets out to break our dependency on this comforting paradigm by challenging us to reimagine the development of the United States as but 'one history among histories' and to relocate our national history within 'an interdependent world' . . . [This book is] a sophisticated polemic combining intellectual precision with moral passion, written for a general audience in lively prose that is neither condescending nor arcane. Bender does not pretend to write an exhaustive history of the United States but rather whets our appetite with tastes of his global and spatial revisionism . . . If you are tired of learning about this country's past through a prism of nationalist myopia and relish a good argument, this is the book for you . . . You will never  again think about 'American history' in the same provincial way."—Tony Platt, San Francisco Chronicle
The Sense of Reality: Studies in Ideas and Their History
The Sense of Reality



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"For anyone wanting to understand the history of ideas, this book will be indispensable."—John Gray, The New York Times Book Review
Opium: A History
Opium



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Known to mankind since prehistoric times, opium is arguably the oldest and most widely used narcotic. Opium: A History traces the drug's astounding impact on...
Cannabis: A History
Cannabis



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To some it's the classic "gateway drug," to others it is a harmless way to relax, or provide relief from pain. Some fear it is dangerous and addictive, while...
Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age: 1776--1914 Equipment, Combat Skills and Tactics (Fighting Techniques)
Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age

Fighting Techniques #7


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An essential guide for military buffs and a comprehensive re - source for a transitional period in military history, Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age...
The Greeks and Greek Civilization:
The Greeks and Greek Civilization


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"Burckhardt's was one of the most profound and original historical minds that ever existed. This reconstruction of his work on ancient Greece is a wonderful contribution to our wisdom and knowledge."—Robert Conquest, author of The Harvest of Sorrow
Crowds and Power:
Crowds and Power


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Crowds and Power is a revolutionary work in which Elias Canetti finds a new way of looking at human history and psychology. Breathtaking in its range and...
A History of Christianity:
A History of Christianity


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Eminent church historian Owen Chadwick has written this original, sweeping history of the Christian faith. Using layman's language, he surveys the lives of...
Keynes: The Rise, Fall, and Return of the 20th Century's Most Influential Economist
Keynes



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Historian Peter Clarke provides a timely and masterful account of the life and work of John Maynard Keynes, whose ideas inspired the New Deal and helped...
The Second World War: A Military History
The Second World War



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A landmark reassessment of World War II that reconsiders the immense six-year conflict under the lens of the many separate campaigns fought in Europe, Asia,...
After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000
After Tamerlane



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“Undoubtedly a great work, a book that goes truly global in chronicling the history of one of our abiding concerns: the pull and limitations of absolute power.”—St. Petersburg Times
Warriors of the World: The Ancient Warrior: 3000 BCE - 500 CE
Warriors of the World: The Ancient Warrior



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The first book in a new, lavishly illustrated series on the weapons, uniforms, and other key details that defined the world’s most legendary warriors...
Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War
Blood Rites



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In Blood Rites, Barbara Ehrenreich confronts the mystery of the human attraction to violence: What draws our species to war and even makes us see it as a kind...
Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy
Dancing in the Streets



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"[Ehrenreich's] history of collective joy . . . is lurid and alluring . . . Combining thorough research with her tart, skeptical eye, Ehrenreich constructs a vivid narrative of early Christianity and 'deliberately nurtured techniques of ecstasy' . . . [Dancing in the Streets] presents a solid and provocative academic overview of its subject."—Mark Coleman, Los Angeles Times Book Review
The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch, 1743-1933
The Pity of It All



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"If there is one book Americans should read this winter, it is Amos Elon's The Pity of It All—a meticulous and wrenching history of a people in a place at a moment in time that bears urgently upon our own."—Joan Didion
Beyond the Blue Horizon: How the Earliest Mariners Unlocked the Secrets of the Oceans
Beyond the Blue Horizon



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In Beyond the Blue Horizon, archaeologist and historian Brian Fagan tackles his richest topic yet: the enduring quest to master the oceans, the planet's most...
Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb
Trinity



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“Succeeds as both a graphic primer and a philosophical meditation.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Trinity, the debut graphic book by Jonathan...
Homophobia: A History
Homophobia



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"Fone [writes] in exquisite detail with a masterful command of history, a balanced interpretation of contradictory documents, and an explosive set of assertions that fly against the conventional view of not just homophobes but of gay people themselves."—Michael Alvear, Salon
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